Casual Portrait 4

A lesson produced by Web Photo School

This lesson shows how we used a large main light, a reflector, and two umbrellas to light this shot.

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Figure 1

We began this photo session using only a 5’ OctoDome³ as a main light.

Figure 2

This is the result using only the main light.

Figure 3

We used a 39 x 39" LitePanel (white surface) as a fill for the shadow side of his face.

Figure 4

The LitePanel filled in the shadows nicely.

Figure 5

An Adjustable White Umbrella was added to light the background.

Figure 6

This shot shows the Umbrella setup in relation to the background.

Figure 7

We have a new look with the background lit.

Figure 8

We turned the umbrella to our subject to act as a separation light and added a second White Umbrella setup on the right as the background light.

Figure 9

The separation light from the umbrella produces a nice rim light. Notice how this setup produced a sense of depth to this final image.

Related Lessons
Following are Web Photo School lessons related to this topic.

	Shooting Glamour in the Studio See how we used radio-controlled strobes and focusable spotlights in the glamour photo session.
	Portrait Lighting with the OctoDome3 See how we used an octogonal soft box with strobe light and a reflector in this portrait session.
	Using the Narrow Portrait Lighting Technique Learn how to set up a traditional "narrow" portrait lighting set up.
	Creating a Perfect Portrait, Every Time! Learn how to get consistent exposure and lighting results using an old pros studio trick.
	Transformations with Portrait Lighting We used a large (7-foot) main light to shoot this portrait.